Sustainable Seafood has become a buzz word throughout the restaurant and seafood industry. Conservation and environmental groups have been ranting for years about over fishing and the reckless harvesting practices of commercial fishermen. They have lobbied governments all over the world to reduce or stop the harvest of many species of seafood. They have held peaceful and sometimes not so peaceful protests. All while the commercial seafood industry has struggled to survive and maintain itself. Reduced harvests and quotas have driven many from the industry. Aquaculture has lowered the raw material price of many types of seafood so much that catching wild seafood can often be a losing proposition. Both sides have fought long and hard but one thing they have finally agreed on, the oceans have proven not to be an infinite source of fish and shellfish.

After years of confrontation, disagreement, and even name calling, the commercial seafood industry and conservation groups have finally realized that they have to work together for the good of nature and man. People want quality seafood and they want it form the wild as well as from the farms. With retail and foodservice giants like Walmart and Sysco calling for a move to Sustainable Seafood the commercial seafood industry has realized that they need to adapt and work to ensure a consistent supply of seafood from our oceans.

Conservation and fisheries management works and without it, the resource cannot survive. There have been many success stories in fisheries management and some not so successful. In the coastal waters of the US Striped Bass have been declared fully recovered and catch limits on both commercial and recreational fisherman have allowed the fishery to maintain itself. Atlantic Swordfish are over 95% recovered and constantly improving. Fishery reporting is showing the average size of the Swordfish being caught is larger than it has been for over 25 years. Alaska, who has the best Fisheries Management Department in the US, has done a tremendous job managing its seafood industry. They are the leader in United States coastal waters. By enforcing strict catch reporting, and studying weather patterns, migration, statistics of the species size, and numbers caught, they have learned to manage their fisheries. They use all these things to come up with a Bio-mass, which is an estimate of the population of a seafood species that is used to regulate an industry. There is no exact science to this method, but with better catch reports, research, and technology, fisheries management is improving.

The US is not the only country involved in fisheries management. Japan has pledged to cut its Atlantic Blue Fin tuna catch at least 23% by 2010. Northern European nations have reduced their Cod and Haddock catches to help replenish the species. Argentina has lowered their quotas for Whiting, Flounder, and Squid. Many areas off the coast of Chile have been closed Sea Bass fishing to protect this popular fish from more over fishing. Overall worldwide fisheries management continues to improve and with the cooperation of the fishing industry, governments, and environmental groups working toward a common goal, we can sustain or fisheries for future generations.

For more information on Sustainable Fisheries look on the internet for the Seafood Choices Alliance. They recently sponsored a summit in Jacksonville, FL focusing on this topic. This organization is focused on making good choices in seafood and the environment. www.seafoodchoices.org Membership is free and there are links that allow you to print off guides to eco-friendly seafood choices in your area.

Sustainable Seafood

The challenge of working with nature is to continue a safe and continuous supply of seafood for future generations.

Sysco Food Services of Hampton Roads

Sensible SeafoodAs the leader in the Food Service Distribution Industry, our goal at Sysco Hampton Roads is to make sure

that our customers are up-to-date on the latest trends and issues affecting their business. When considering a Sensible Seafood Program for your restaurant, you can be confident we have the products and services you need to achieve your goals. This list represents more than 100 Sensible Seafood items in-stock at our facility,

and to your operation tomorrow. Talk to your Marketing Associate today about the resources available, and we appreciate the opportunity to partner with you.

BEST CHOICES1279017 1/10 LB PACKER CATFISH FILET SHNK FRESH 7-9Z – Local / farm-raised NC5810173 1/15 LB CAROLIN CATFISH FILET SHNK IQF 11-14OZ – Local / farm-raised NC1018746 1/10 LB PORTPRM CATFISH NUG BRD 1-3 OZ USA8264442 1/10 LB PORTBTY CATFISH FIL MAR CAJN 5-7OZ USA1101492 1/10 LB PORTBTY CATFISH FIL SHANK BRD 4 OZ USA1021856 1/15 LB PORTBTY CATFISH FIL SHANK 5-7 OZ USA 1021872 1/15 LB PORTBTY CATFISH FIL SHANK 7-9 OZ USA 4957904 1/125 CT CHRYSTN CLAM LITTLENECK LIVE FARM – Local/farm-raised ESV 5221080 1/100 CT PACKER CLAM MIDDLENECK FARM – Local/farm-raised ESV 1639152 1/200 CT PACKER CLAM MIDDLENECK FRESH APPX – Local/farm-raised ESV8470007 1/72 CT 1 CHZ CLAM HALF SHELL MDLNECK IQF – Local/farm-raised ESV7476260 1/10 LB PACKER MUSSEL FRESH PEI 7625957 5/2 LB PORTPRM MUSSEL WHL BLUE VP FARM CKD CANADIAN5128566 1/100 CT PACKER OYSTER INSHELL CHINCOTEAGUE – farm-raised9269291 3/15LB TRIDENT COD FIL ALASKAN 8-16OZ7108509 1/10 LB TRIDENT COD FIL NAT 5 OZ MIN 6332258 1/25 LB PACKER CRAB CLUSTER DUNGENESS 9100231 1/30#AVG OCN CH CROAKER WHL H&G JMBO – Local / Virginia6477988 1/10 LB PORTSIM HALIBUT STEAK SKON MILITY 7-9Z 8680225 4/10 LB PACKER LOBSTER TAIL SPINY TAIL RAW FRZ 9036690 1/10#AVG OCN CH MACKEREL FIL SPAN S/N 2-4 OZ – Local / North Carolina9036260 1/10#AVG OCN CH MACKEREL FILET KNG S-ON 3-6# -Local / North Carolina1773068 1/10 LB TRIDENT POLLOCK ALSK BRD HOGI 3.6 OZ4747747 1/10 LB TRIDENT POLLOCK ALSK BTR WDG OVN RDY4597332 1/10 LB MILITARY POLLOCK ALSK NUGGET 1 OZ6664353 4/10 LB MILITARY POLLOCK BRD O/R 4 OZ RECT1578301 1/10 LB PORTSIM POLLOCK FIL IQF SKLS 6-8OZ USA 1578293 1/10 LB PORTSIM POLLOCK FILET IQF 4/6 OZ 0290510 1/10 LB TRIDENT POLLOCK FILET STFD 4.4 OZ1891860 1/10 LB PORTBTY POLLOCK NUGGET BRD PRCK 1 OZ8239972 1/10 LB TRIDENT POLLOCK POPCRN FISH 9036245 1/10#AVG OCN CH BASS STRIPED ROCKFISH SKON 5-8 –Local / Virginia or NC6159842 4/10 LB REGAL SPR TILAPIA FIL SKLS 5-7 OZ IND7022015 1/5#AVG PACKER TROUT RAINBOW FILLET SMK 8397002 1/10#AVG PACKER TROUT RAINBOW FILLET 10OZ – Demand Status 2266773 1/10 LB PACKER TROUT RAINBOW FRESH H/ON 10 OZ – Demand Status

8071639 1/15 LB PORTBTY PANGASIUS STRIPED FIL 3-5 OZ – Alternative for basa, swai8071647 1/15 LB PORTBTY PANGASIUS STRIPED FIL 5-7 OZ – Alternative for basa, swai9036377 1/10#AVG OCN CH BLUEFISH FILET S/ON 1-2# - seasonal – Demand Status6505838 1/5#AVG PACKER BLUEFISH SMOKED CHUNK – Demand Status0537878 1/100 CT PACKER OYSTER INSHELL JAMES RIVER - wild caught – Local VA 9036542 1/100CT PACKER OYSTER SHELL BOX EAST COAST – wild caught – Local VA2260107 6/1 LB PACKER CRAB MEAT BACK FIN BLUE#1 FRSH 2259109 6/1 LB PACKER CRAB MEAT LUMP JMB BLUE #1 FRS2259067 6/1 LB PACKER CRAB MEAT SPECIAL BLUE #1 FRS6094821 1/45 LB TRIDENT CRAB CLUSTER ALSK 5/UP 8535213 1/10 LB PORTPRM CRAB KING RED LEG&CLW 16/20 CT 8535262 1/10 LB PORTPRM CRAB KING RED LEG&CLW 20/24 CT3527405 1/10# ORCABAY CRAB KING RED 05-OZ LEG ONLY3489846 12/2.5 LB KEMP CRAB IMIT FLAKE 3680139 4/2.5# TRIDENT CRAB IMIT FLK & CHNK DOMSTC 6832018 12/2.5 LB PACKER CRAB IMIT FLK STY SURIMI 6519247 12/2.5 LB PACKER CRAB IMIT FLK STY ALL WHITE 3451192 6/2.5 LB PORTBTY CRAB IMIT SAL STYL 8129462 10/1# AVG PACKER LOBSTER LIVE CHIX 1 LB – Demand Status 7379332 10/1# AVG PACKER LOBSTER LIVE 1.25 LB AVG – Demand Status6858229 12/2 LB PACKER LOBSTER WHOLE LIVE FRSH – Demand Status6585756 1/6 CT PACKER LOBSTER LIVE 2.5-3.0 LB – Demand Status 0799981 1/10#AVG OCN CH MAHI MAHI FIL SM. SK-ON 2-4LBS Local / NC or VA 9036252 1/10#AVG OCN CH WAHOO FILET S-ON 5-12# - Demand Status5412010 1/15 LB PORTSIM WAHOO PRTN SKLS ONO 6-8OZ IDN 9770173 1/10#AVG OCN CH TILEFISH FIL SK-ON RNDM – Local / North Carolina4160404 2/5 LB PACKER SCALLOP IQF U/10 DRY Mid-Atlantic/NE/Canada 7523562 2/5LB OCN CH SCALLOP IQF 10/200 CT Mid-Atlantic/NE/Canada 8148268 2/5LB OCN CH SCALLOP IQF 20/30 CT Mid-Atlantic/NE/Canada 5275912 1/40#AVG PACKER SCALLOP SEA DRY BAG Mid-Atlantic/NE/Canada 9036583 1/8 LB OCN CH SCALLOP SEA DRY PK 10-20 Mid-Atlantic/NE/Canada 9036591 1/8 LB OCN CH SCALLOP SEA DRY PK 20-30 Mid-Atlantic/NE/Canada 9036559 1/8 LB OCN CH SCALLOP SEA DRY U/10 CT Mid-Atlantic/NE/Canada 1692219 1/8 LB PACKER SCALLOP SEA 10/20 CT FRESH Mid-Atlantic/NE/Canada 1382944 1/1 GAL PACKER SCALLOP SEA 20/30 CT FRESH Mid-Atlantic/NE/Canada 9481292 2/24 CT 1 CHZ SCALLOP SHELL HALF SASHIMI GRD Mid-AtlNE/Canada 9036203 1/10#AVG OCN CH SNAPPER FILET SKON – Demand Status – Lane or Mutton 3871243 4/5 LB ARISTA SHRIMP GH BRN U/10 CT USA2527323 4/5 LB PORTSIM SHRIMP GH BRN 10/15 CT USA2527331 4/5 LB PORTSIM SHRIMP GH BRN 16/20 CT USA2527349 4/5 LB PORTSIM SHRIMP GH BRN 21/25 CT USA2138410 4/5 LB PORTSIM SHRIMP GH BRN 21/25 CT IQF USA 2527356 4/5 LB PORTSIM SHRIMP GH BRN BLOCK 26/30 USA 2527364 4/5 LB PORTSIM SHRIMP GH BRN 31/35 CT USA2138436 4/5 LB PORTSIM SHRIMP GH BRN 31/35 CT IQF USA6247569 10/5 LB WANCHSE SHRIMP GH WHT BLOCK 16/20 N.C. – Seasonal / Local NC6361616 10/5 LB WANCHSE SHRIMP GH WHT BLOCK 21/25 N.C. – Seasonal / Local NC6361622 10/5 LB WANCHSE SHRIMP GH WHT BLOCK 26/30 N.C. – Seasonal / NC6361701 10/5 LB WANCHSE SHRIMP GH WHT BLOCK 31/35 N.C. – Seasonal / NC

GOOD ALTERNATIVES

For more information on the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Centers’ Sensible Seafood Program, log-on at www.VirginiaAquarium.com or contact W. Mark Swingle at 757-385-0326.

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